Re: SVRY & Cars
| October 20, 2012 09:33AM |
South Park Wrote:
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> Is there really such a thing as a "rare" Model A ?
> My DeSoto had a production run of 474. Is that
> rare ? I could be wrong, but I doubt ANY Model A
> was made in numbers lower than four digits,
> perhaps even five.
> A Pierce like that one makes Fords and Chevys
> seem as common as gravel around the SV
> right-of-way.
Good question and I agree. Maybe "rare" is in the eyes of the beholder? According to MARC 9600 or so Model A two-door phaetons were manufactured in 1930-31, out of a total production of 5 million cars, or somewhere around .2% of production. So, obviously they were relatively rare even when made. Relative being relative, of course, but certainly not "rare" in terms of a Stutz or Packard dual-cowl phaton. How many remain alive now?
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> Is there really such a thing as a "rare" Model A ?
> My DeSoto had a production run of 474. Is that
> rare ? I could be wrong, but I doubt ANY Model A
> was made in numbers lower than four digits,
> perhaps even five.
> A Pierce like that one makes Fords and Chevys
> seem as common as gravel around the SV
> right-of-way.
Good question and I agree. Maybe "rare" is in the eyes of the beholder? According to MARC 9600 or so Model A two-door phaetons were manufactured in 1930-31, out of a total production of 5 million cars, or somewhere around .2% of production. So, obviously they were relatively rare even when made. Relative being relative, of course, but certainly not "rare" in terms of a Stutz or Packard dual-cowl phaton. How many remain alive now?
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